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UCLA's Lindsey Pluimer spent more time than she cared to remember watching the parade of Oregon players head to the free-throw line late in the second half to take - and make - game-icing free throws.

"It's not a great feeling," Pluimer said.

But it was a reality, as the Ducks made 18-of-19 free throws in the final nine minutes to help keep the Bruins at bay in a 76-60 victory for Oregon at McArthur Court on Thursday night.

UCLA came into the game winners of three straight. In all three victories - which came by a combined 12 points - it was forced to rally from second-half deficits.

That kind of resiliency was nowhere to be found Thursday, as the Bruins trailed 34-30 at halftime and were never able to pull out of their hole in the second half.

"I think life is different on the road," said UCLA coach Kathy Olivier, noting that her teams' last three wins came at home. "At home, if you get down, you can still make that second push."

Olivier paused, then added: "On the road, the calls weren't going our way."

Not on this night anyway.

The Ducks were whistled for 12 fouls, sending the Bruins to the line nine times. UCLA was called for 21 fouls and sent Oregon to the free-throw line 23 times, where it made 22 of those shots.

"We only got to the free-throw line nine times, so we weren't getting a lot of calls, and you tend to get a little down when things aren't going your way," Olivier said. "But it was on the road, and Oregon tends to be much better at home than they are on the road and they had a good game plan tonight."

Though it probably didn't plan for 23 trips to the free-throw line.

"We battled the whole game, and we didn't get a lot of calls," said Noelle Quinn, who led the Bruins with 16 points and eight rebounds. "I don't want to keep harping on it, but when you're at home, you get a lot more calls."

Case in point, when the Ducks lost to the Bruins 77-70 in Los Angeles last month, UCLA attempted 29 free throws to Oregon's six.

But Quinn admitted the Bruins didn't do themselves any favors on quite a few occasions

"There were a lot of times we went deep into the shot clock and we bailed them out with fouls," Quinn said. "It was very frustrating, but that just goes along with basketball."

Fouls and free throws were just part of the Bruins' downfall. They shot only 38.7 percent in each half, made just 4-of-16 three-point attempts, and had only five assists on their 24 field goals.

"It means we didn't really get anything off our transition game ... and we weren't shooting the ball well," Olivier said. "We've been shooting a higher percentage all year, but tonight we couldn't get on any kind of run. ... (The Ducks) made the second pass, they shot the ball well."

Especially when the Bruins gave them a freebie.